Hidalgo v. Arizona
Petition for certiorari denied on March 19, 2018
Issue: (1) Whether Arizona's capital sentencing scheme, which includes so many aggravating circumstances that virtually every defendant convicted of first-degree murder is eligible for death, violates the Eighth Amendment; and (2) whether the death penalty in and of itself violates the Eighth Amendment, in light of contemporary standards of decency.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Justices decline to weigh in on constitutionality of death penalty (Amy Howe, March 19, 2018)
- More orders, but no new grants (Amy Howe, January 16, 2018)
- Court bulks up this terms docket (UPDATED) (Amy Howe, January 12, 2018)
- No new grants today (Amy Howe, December 11, 2017)
- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, August 28, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 05/30/2017 | Application (16A1185) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 13, 2017 to July 14, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| 06/06/2017 | Application (16A1185) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until July 14, 2017. |
| 06/28/2017 | Application (16A1185) to extend further the time from July 14, 2017 to August 12, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| 06/29/2017 | Application (16A1185) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 12, 2017. |
| 08/14/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 15, 2017) |
| 09/08/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 16, 2017. |
| 09/15/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Amnesty International filed. |
| 09/15/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Fair Punishment Project filed. |
| 09/15/2017 | Brief amici curiae of The Promise of Justice Initiative, et al. filed. |
| 09/15/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Former and Current Arizona Judges, Prosecutors, Defenders, Legislators and Others filed. |
| 10/16/2017 | Brief of respondent Arizona in opposition filed. |
| 10/31/2017 | Reply of petitioner Abel Hidalgo filed. |
| 11/01/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017. |
| 11/13/2017 | Rescheduled. |
| 11/27/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017. |
| 12/04/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2017. |
| 12/06/2017 | Record Requested. |
| 12/11/2017 | Record received from Supreme Court of Arizona. (One envelope with sealed materials; the remainder of the record is electronic.) |
| 12/26/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| 01/08/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018. |
| 01/16/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018. |
| 02/05/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018. |
| 02/20/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2018. |
| 02/26/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018. |
| 03/12/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018. |
| 03/19/2018 | Rescheduled. |
| 03/19/2018 | Petition DENIED Statement of Justice Breyer, with whom Justice Ginsburg, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan join, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| 07/13/2018 | Record returned to the Supreme Court of Arizona. |